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The best thing I bought this year: The Nintendo Switch 2

I waited for the Nintendo Switch 2 for a long time. Rumors of an allegedly-real-but-never-released Switch Pro swirled around for years as I watched fewer and fewer AAA third-party games make their way to Nintendo’s little console that could. There were always enough first-party titles and indie games to tide me over, but I watched […]

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You can buy your Xbox Ally an official pair of anti-drift joysticks

The new Gulikit joysticks for Xbox Ally handhelds. | Image: Gulikit Even at $1,000, the Xbox Ally X handheld didn’t ship with magnetic drift-resistant joysticks, and neither did the $600 model. But for an extra $20 at Amazon, you can change that today – with officially Asus-approved and sanctioned TMR joysticks from Gulikit, the company

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Dogpile’s puzzles mix Balatro, Tetris, and a pile of puppies

One day, video game critics and journalists will put together a comprehensive study on the impact Balatro had on the industry – of how so many games that came after tried to capture its essence by adding complex systems to otherwise simple, easily understood games. Until then, I’m gonna play Dogpile. Dogpile is a deckbuilding

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‘Friend slop’ made co-op gaming goofier than ever in 2025

When a friend invited me to play a new game called REPO earlier this year, I thought I was wasting my money – not because the game looked bad, but because it looked like Lethal Company. The surprise-hit 2024 co-op survival horror game has players wander through unnerving ruined structures collecting trash while evading monsters.

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Did a publisher’s slip-up reveal smaller Switch 2 cartridges?

On Friday, retro and arcade game publisher ININ Games surprisingly announced it’s been able to “recalculate production” on offering a physical version of R-Type Dimensions III for the Switch 2 because “Two days ago Nintendo announced two new smaller cartridge sizes for Nintendo Switch 2.” Physical games on the Switch 2 have been something of

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Netflix is acquiring an avatar company as it moves into party games

As Netflix continues to build out its gaming strategy, which has recently included a new era of TV party games, it’s going to let people build avatars – with the help of a new acquisition. The company is acquiring avatar company Ready Player Me and its “cross-game avatar tech” to let players “carry their identities

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